Yale Blockchain Club Newsletter #2

We hope you’ve had a great start to the semester!

Included are information of upcoming talks, job/internship opportunities, competitions, job/conference databases, and more!

SPEAKER EVENT: Royal – Redefining Music Ownership, TUESDAY Feb 28 @ 3PM

Jerry Hsiang from Royal.io is giving an online (Zoom) talk THIS Tuesday, February 28 to YBC on the topic of music royalties & blockchain! Join with this link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/98743536721

Pear VC - Startup Funding Competition

$100K Pear Competition for the first time at Yale!

Want $100K uncapped or feedback for your startup idea? Apply to the Pear Competition!

10+ teams will each win a $100K uncapped SAFE. Every applicant gets feedback from Pear. For the first time, Pear is scouting out founders specifically from Yale!! No idea is too early to be considered and every team that applies will get honest, actionable feedback on how to make their company and pitch stronger.

Pear is seeking dedicated founders with big ambitions.

Yale Deadline To Apply: https://pear.vc/competition-application/ by March 26th, 2023.

Applications are rolling!! Send them in!

A bit about Pear VC

Pear has partnered early on with startups now worth over $50 Billion, including DoorDash, Affinity, Branch Metrics, Aurora Solar and Gusto. Pear also provides seed funding up to $5M. Past Competition winners include Viz.ai and Nova Credit.

Please feel free to email any questions to Sneha Sivakumar ([email protected]) or Pear investment partner, Yale Alumni, and ex-CTO of Snackpass Udit Jain ([email protected]). If you would like advice on your application / pitch decks, please feel free to reach out!

FAQs

Do I need to drop-out to participate?

No. We actively encourage student founders to focus on academic priorities. The selection interviews will be short and scheduled to avoid interfering with your academic commitments.

What’s the application process?

1. Fill out an application (~1 hour)

2. First round interview (~12 minute via Zoom, no slides)

3. Final round interview (~20 minute via Zoom, with slides)

4. Pear Fellows and Udit Jain will decide winners from each campus after final round interviews

Can I apply to both Competition and PearX at the same time?

If you are interested in both Pear Competition and Pear, then you can apply to both together through the Competition application (just check the box in the application). You DO NOT need to win Competition to be accepted into PearX, and vice versa.

What is special about Pear's university programs?

1. We value student founders as much as experienced founders. The results speak for themselves. Some of our largest companies, including DoorDash, started on a university campus.

2. We empower our students to become great CEOs. We collaborate with our founders on product-market fit, customer discovery, fundraising, and hiring.

3. We have a decade of experience working with university students. We are not new at this. We are as excited today to work with students as the day we started our firm.

4. We are solely focused on pre-seed and seed. Unlike multi-stage funds, we give our full attention to founders on the journey from idea to Series A.

Shima Capital - Summer 2023 Investment Intern

Shima Capital is a leading early stage VC firm investing in disruptive blockchain companies. The fund is deeply focused on taking a hands-on approach and working closely with its portfolio companies to provide the most sweat equity per dollar invested.

Job Description - Investment Intern

Timeline: 3 months starting in May 2022 / June 2022

Location: Remote, based in US timezones preferred

We are looking to bring on a hungry, analytical student to help support us in our next phase of growth. As a member of the investment team, you will be reporting directly to Shima Capital leadership and portfolio company founders through diligence of target projects, conducting research on key industry narratives and topics, and producing written content to support our thought leadership.

If you are knowledgeable and passionate about the improved future that crypto will bring and you love early-stage venture building, this opportunity will be the perfect fit for you.

Apply here!

Blockchain and Economics/Law Symposium @Yale on April 21

Mark your calendars for April 21, 2023 for the Blockchain and Economics/Law Symposium sponsored by PAVE, the Algorand Center of Excellence that has been established at Yale.

More information will be sent in the forthcoming newsletters.

Interested in leading Blockchain 101?

YBC is looking for a student to lead our Blockchain 101 course. Course slides will be provided! What we're looking for:

• Great interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to communicate the material with beginners

• Be knowledgeable on the topics of blockchain technology, digital assets and cryptocurrencies, web3 and other related topics

• Experience in teaching, preferably in both in-class and online modes.

• Be able to commit 2-3 hours per week: 0-1 hour course preparation, 1 hour lecture, 0-1 hour reporting to the YBC board about their progress

Email Mariam ([email protected]) or Amy ([email protected]) if interested!

Check out our Web3.0 job database

Check out our blockchain conferences database

Lastly, reach out to us if you'd like to sponsor/host an event with YBC!

Email Mariam ([email protected]) or Amy ([email protected]) if interested!

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